CAVITY RING-DOWN DETECTION OF SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE IN AN OPTICAL FIBER RESONATOR - Patent 1846750

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EP 1 846 750 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/43

(21)	Application number: 05854814.0

(22)	Date of filing: 20.12.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01N 21/55^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/046160

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/071642 (06.07.2006 Gazette 2006/27)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

23.12.2004 US 21572

(71)	Applicant: Trustees of Princeton University
	Princeton NJ 08544 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	TARSA, Peter, B. Duxbury, MA 02331 (US)

(74)	Representative: Gislon, Gabriele
	Torner, Juncosa i Associats, S.L. Bruc 21, 1r , 3a 08010 Barcelona 08010 Barcelona (ES)

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